Time is made up of various ages; and each thinks its own a novelty.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

The irony is that there is nothing purer than sorrow.

I think people under age 55 come to Vegas with a certain sense of irony.

By about the year 2000 Communist China will be a “superpower” built by American technology and skill.

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

I love playing ego and insecurity combined.

There's never going to be another Patsy Cline. Without her, I don't think I would have lasted.

Science and technology contribute to the fast-expanding vocabularies of all living civilized tongues at a faster rate than all other fields of human endeavor put together.

If life becomes hard, soften it with random acts of kindness.

I don't want my faith level to go up or down. And so I don't fear.

Everytime you smile, I smile And everytime you shine, I'll shine for you.